foxlinecityfarm

A whirlwind of activity around here with few dry days available.  We needed to take advantage of them while we could and hustle.  More rain expected the next few days…

Scott drove the tractor sunup to sundown getting the garden tilled and plastic mulch and irrigation set.  All in.  Even a bit of expansion.

As Scott finished up I was right behind him transplanting into the established rows.  1000+ seedlings were transplanted out in 5.5 hours.  Assorted cabbage and broccoli varieties filled 2 200 foot rows.  And now rain again for several days.

Broccoli seedlings in the row behind and mini cabbage starts going in.

The hoop house is transitioning to summer share rotations.  Long rows of leaf lettuce and lettuce mixes seeded in where the radishes were harvested.

The greenhouse is FULL!-even all available floor space.  We wait out the chilly wet Spring weather delay.  The tomatoes are growing tall and eggplants and pepper plants sizing up too.  We need heat and a bit of sunshine.  All 1st rotations of cucumbers, watermelon, and summer squash has been seeded in.

The tomato carpet in the greenhouse.

Next week is Spring Share #4-the final Spring Share.  We are planning a 2 week break before the launch of Summer Share.  We need to give the outside gardens a chance to catch up a bit.  June 13th is our projected goal.  I’ll keep everyone posted…

SPRING SHARE #3

What is in your share…mini pac choi, head lettuce trio, turnips!, baby arugula, Hot Shot spicy greens mix, mesclun mix, mild mustard mix

Mini pac choi-Cute juicy mini pac choi.  Delicious raw but great in a fresh stir fry.  Maeve’s favorite snack.

Pac choi at harvest from the hoop house.

Turnips! A Springtime favorite.  A huge perfect harvest.  We are thrilled.  Best raw but a light saute is tasty too.  Greens are delicious lightly steamed.  More to come next week.

Turnips at harvest.

Beautiful washed turnips in the dunk tank.

And banding for the shares this week.

Baby Arugula-Again!  This is a funny error on my part.  I seeded in 2 rotations by mistake.  I thought I did not get to it 1 evening and did it first thing the next morning.  Didn’t realize it until germination.  So this is a bonus extra.

Arugula at harvest….

Hot Shot! Spicy mixed greens- This is the only spicy mix we grow.  Hotter mustards in this mix.  Fresh or saute it’s pretty special.  Can be mixed in to a salad to add just a hint of heat.

Maeve bagging up the Hot Shot mix while I do pac choi behind her. We we quite the team this week.

Head lettuce trio-3 different mini heads.  Beautiful and sweet juicy heads.  You will love this!  These varieties grow best in Spring.

Mundling the mini head lettuces for the Shares.

Mesclun Mix-Tasty leaf lettuces, cho, baby kale and more in this salad mix.

Mild Mustard Mix-this is the 2nd and final cutting of this variety. Fresh or saute it has a mild kick of spiciness.

Best Guess for next week- SPRING SHARE #4 FINAL SPRING SHARE. basil plant turnips, head lettuces, assorted pac choi, 1st harvest of outside Spring Spinach, tokyo bekina and more….